Blanco Fracture Zone
E73487
The Blanco Fracture Zone is a major transform fault and fracture zone in the northeast Pacific Ocean that offsets and separates segments of the Juan de Fuca and Pacific tectonic plates.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fracture zone
→
tectonic feature → transform fault → |
| associatedWith |
Cascadia Subduction Zone
→
surface form:
Cascadia subduction zone
Gorda Ridge → Juan de Fuca Ridge → |
| crustType | oceanic crust → |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic → |
| geologicalProcess | seafloor spreading offset → |
| hasFeature | earthquake activity → |
| hasOrientation | approximately east–west → |
| hasResearchField |
marine geology
→
plate tectonics → seismology → |
| hazardType | seismic hazard → |
| isPartOf |
Cascadia Subduction Zone
→
surface form:
Juan de Fuca–Pacific plate boundary system
|
| isUnder | Pacific Ocean seafloor → |
| linkedTo | regional tectonic deformation in the Cascadia margin → |
| locatedIn |
eastern North Pacific Ocean
→
surface form:
northeast Pacific Ocean
|
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Oregon
→
Northern California →
surface form:
northern California
|
| motionType | strike-slip → |
| namedAfter | Blanco Transform → |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean → |
| offsets |
segments of the Juan de Fuca Plate
→
segments of the Pacific Plate → |
| partOf | plate boundary system of the northeast Pacific → |
| plateBoundaryBetween |
Juan de Fuca Plate
→
Pacific Plate → |
| relativePlateMotion | right-lateral → |
| separates |
Juan de Fuca Plate
→
Pacific Plate → |
| tectonicRegion |
Cascadia
→
surface form:
Cascadia region
|
| tectonicRole | accommodates differential motion between the Juan de Fuca and Pacific plates → |
| tectonicSetting | plate boundary between the Juan de Fuca Plate and the Pacific Plate → |
Referenced by (3)
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